In 2006, packed wall-to-wall, The Blue Room Cafe held its first annual "Tribute to The Beatles." The concert was to pay tribute to one of pop rock's greatest bands in the world. The cafe always held much respect for the Beatles. Many times artists could be heard on a Friday night or in an Open Mic forum playing their renditions of one of the most famous songs ever written. It was then that the cafe's owners, brothers Paul and John Vezmar, thought of the idea to create a multi-artist concert filled with original bands doing their own versions of the Beatles' music. Little did they realize at the time, that 5 years later they would play host to one of the Region's largest and most unique, outdoor, ALL-AGES festival!

Now in its 5th year for the festival, The Blue Room Cafe has near perfected the atmosphere for a night of fun and excitement, and not to mention, the area's best artists, still playing their own versions of the Beatles' music. The "concert," which has now grown into a "festival" has gone from 75 listeners in a square room to hundreds of listeners, outdoors, in the beautiful cityscape of Downtown Hammond just next to The Blue Room Cafe located at 5246 Hohman Avenue.

This years fest, taking place on SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2010 at 5PM, will boast 5 regional and Chicagoland artists performing your favorite Beatles songs all night! The Blue Room Cafe will provide food and beverage(including fruit smoothies!) tents, and Flat Rock Tap will be offering a beer garden! We are also happy to announce that this years festival area will be expanded to include the famous downtown Hammond fountain(see picture to your right)!

To view this years official artwork and flyer for the event click here.

We are also excited to announce that our advance ticket prices will remain the same as the last 4 years! Tickets are $10 in advance, or $15 at the gate, so be sure to purchase your tickets in advance now for a great discount! We expect this year's festival to be much larger than last's, so please review the directions page before heading to Downtown Hammond.

We'd like to thank our Executive Sponsor this year, The Post-Tribune. Be sure to view our ads in the paper or online at post-trib.com.